Warmth of human affection in times of trouble
Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan (54 years old), residing in Rach Gia ward, An Giang province, is currently working as a night shift manager for a drinking place. With a salary of 5-6 million VND, Ms. Loan temporarily covers the day. Seeing her hugging the boxes of bread that helped her fellow countrymen, many people could not help but be moved.
She shared: I am also miserable, but seeing people out there suffer a hundred times more than me, the water splashed all over my house and I had to climb onto the roof of my house to be moved and feel countless types of love for my compatriots. As much as I can help, I also contribute some money to buy bread and milk to support. I hope our people will soon overcome the difficulties and stabilize their lives."
Ms. Nguyen Thi Manh (66 years old), also a part-time worker at a drinking place in Rach Gia ward, confided: "I am also old but work part-time to pick vegetables, wash dishes, help the restaurant... to make ends meet. Seeing the people of the provinces affected by floods and natural disasters, I felt so sorry for them and didn't know how to help. I also saved some money to buy bread and milk, and sent it to this gathering point to send to the people. Seeing that people are suffering and have nothing to express, I would like to express and share to help each other overcome this difficulty. I hope you receive the hearts of the people of Rach Gia".
Ms. Nguyen Thi Danh, who came to support the items, shared: "I am a freelancer, have known about the charity work of the 0 Dong Thien Tam Rice Khanh restaurant for a long time and often support. This time, together with friends and benefactors, we raised 51 million VND to buy bread, milk, cakes, and life jackets to send to the people, in addition to 24 boxes of porridge and 10 boxes of milk. I myself work hard and earn money, but thinking about the heavy damage to our people, everyone loves and wants to help each other in times of trouble".
Connecting hearts
In recent days, unusual rains and floods, especially in the provinces and cities of Da Nang, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, have caused very heavy damage to people and property. In An Giang, not only local authorities but also agencies are calling for support for people in affected areas, but benefactors, associations and charity groups are also working together to mobilize and support people in affected areas.
From early morning, Thien Tam 0 Dong Rice Restaurant located in Rach Gia Ward was crowded with people gathering. This is the point of receiving goods to support the people of the Central region of the Tan Tai Charity Association. Regardless of age, children and girl, everyone came to contribute their belongings to share some of the difficulties with people in disaster areas.
Mr. Nguyen Van Hue (65 years old), a member of the Tan Tai Charity Association, said that he himself did not contribute money or material things, but he contributed his efforts. People invite each other, if they don't have money, they contribute, as long as they can help, it's a part of the joy. He came here with everyone to be on duty at the point of receiving goods, transporting, and arranging. The work seemed simple but required a lot of effort, cleaning and arranging goods reasonably until the day of gathering to transport to the people.
Ms. Nguyen Thuy Hang - Head of the Tan Tai Charity Association said: The activities to call for support and help people affected by natural disasters and floods have been organized by the association for many years and have received enthusiastic support from benefactors and friends from near and far. This campaign will be from November 21 to November 26 to connect goods to be transported.
Ms. Hang confided: "How can we help people overcome this difficult time, so that we can rebuild our lives later? We mobilized quickly and in a short time to quickly deliver the goods to the people for use".
Ms. Hang also informed that in 2020, the group brought 80 tons of goods to support people in the Central region affected by the storm, recently the Yagi storm, and also donated and transferred 100 tons of goods, etc. Recently, the group has added cash to send to people in need according to the local list.
"This shipment will be delivered to people in Dak Lak province. In addition to rice, milk, bread, cakes, life jackets, warm clothes, etc., we will also bring cash. It is expected to provide additional support to those in circumstances where relatives have lost 2 million VND to each household, said Ms. Hang.
Ms. Hang said: When I received the item, I was extremely moved, not only those with economic conditions but also those in difficulty were willing to share and contribute their efforts and money, that heart was extremely valuable. There are people who, whether selling lottery tickets or washing dishes at the restaurant, still come to send donations.
